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[Midwest Michael]

Halfway requires more than 700 miles of driving in back to back days, being on the road for more than 14 hours on each of those days.

No. You can not safely "stay at the halfway point" and make this driving in 2 days. Period.

This is not a discussion about "taking your time" or "seeing things along the way" We're talking about the minimum amounts of time you need to safely complete this drive - doing nothing but driving - and for that you need 2 overnight stops. Anything less will be putting your lives and the lives of everyone else on the road in danger.

[Southwest Dave]

If you stuck to Interstate you could make it to near Grants NM and perhaps Barstow and finish the short drive next day. I wouldn't recommend it and would look at perhaps spending a night in Albuquerque and Lake Havasu City and continue on from there on day three. Don't expect to sight see or make it 'fun', it will be a gruelling 2.5 days in the car. You really are pushing the limits though and as has been repeatedly mentioned, 3 days would be the minimum we would recommend and thats not going to change.

[carbone22]

is it possible to drive from rockford illinois to wichita kansas in roughly 9hrs?

[carbone22]

after im visting rockford il i plan on surprising my cousin who lives in wichita. whats the fastest time from rockford to wichita???


Moderator Note: Merged Threads Again. See Note Below.

[DonnaR57]

Via the shortest distance and the shortest time, it's still 680 miles. That's going to be at least 14 hours on the road, with stops for food, bathroom, snacks and a break. That's a little long for one day. You might think about breaking it up into 2 shorter days. Perhaps drive from Rockford to about Columbia, MO (via I-39, I-55, to I-270, to I-70). Then the next day, go from Columbia, MO to Wichita (via I-70 to I-35). BTW, I-35 is a turnpike but it's NOT very expensive.


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[Midwest Michael]

Traveling to Wichita is on the very upper limit of what you can safely do in one day, but there's no possible way you could do it in 9 hours.

The shortest/fastest route would be to take I-88 to the Quad Cities, I-80 to Des Moines, and then down I-35. That is 680 miles, which in an all out sprint is going to take you 12-13 hours when you factor in just the bare minimum of stops. (9 hours would require an average speed of more than 75 mph, to do that in real world conditions would require cruising speeds in the triple digits!)

This is a very long day on the road, and you should plan to get a lot of rest before you leave, and expect to be pretty exhausted when you arrive and even the next day. If you had to get back on the road and drive again the next day, it really would be too far to travel.

[Midwest Michael]

I have once again merged your threads back together. You have already been asked once not to create multiple threads about this trip. If we have to ask again, you may lose your ability to post.

And now noting that this trip is a part of a multi-day trip, it really is too far to travel, unless you are planning to spend a couple days both in the Chicago/Rockford area and a couple days "surprising" your cousin.

[carbone22]

i dont know how im merging the threads im clicking start new thread

[Midwest Michael]

Yes, you are starting new threads, which you have now repeatedly been told not to do.

Its the moderators who have been merging them back together. However, if we have to continue to do so, we will be revoking your ability to create any posts at all.

[carbone22]

midwest michael im in rockford august 4th-8th then im leaving the morning of the 8th so i guess it would be smart of me and my friends to drive 6hr-7hrs find a hotel then drive the rest the next day?